19th Century Chinese (Hong Kong) Pocket Sundial with Compass in Original Lidded Case Oregon estates A few losses to the

A few losses to the inlays as pictured

Dimensions: 5" tall x 5" widest diameter

18 5/8" t x 15 1/4" w x 11/16" thick and in very good

it is the handwritten "Get Hot" on one side of this old pin cushion that sold me on it

all of which I found pretty curious: this one adversing Goodlow (with Miss Lily) and their comic trampoline act

19th Century Chinese (Hong Kong) Pocket Sundial with Compass in Original Lidded Case Oregon estates A few losses to theI have an obsession with pocket sundials I love the very idea of them, a portable time teller in absence of a watch, with flip up blade at the ready to read the sun but this is only the second I've found. This one I believe is Chinese, and other similar examples I have found out there indicate specifically from Hong Kong, later 19th century, while it was under British rule. The brass angle (gnomon) can be rested flat to either side, then when ready to